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Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2008
Electoral Bodies
- English…
An independent commission, whose composition and rules of organization and operation shall be set down by statute, shall publicly express an opinion on the Government and Private Members’ Bills defining the constituencies for the election of Members of the National Assembly, or modifying the distribution of the seats of Members of the National Assembly or of Senators. (1958 Constitution, Art. 25) - French…
Une commission indépendante, dont la loi fixe la composition et les règles d'organisation et de fonctionnement, se prononce par un avis public sur les projets de texte et propositions de loi délimitant les circonscriptions pour l'élection des députés ou modifiant la répartition des sièges de députés ou de sénateurs. (Constitution 1958, Art. 25)
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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (English). The constitutional order of France is made up of different texts. According to the Preamble of the 1958 Constitution: "The French people solemnly proclaim their attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789, confirmed and complemented by the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946, and to the rights and duties as defined in the Charter for the Environment of 2004." According to Art. 2 of the 1958 Constitution: "The language of the Republic shall be French. ..."